"Martin, what are you doing here?" I asked looking up at him, "I haven't seen you in over four years. How did you find me?"

"Simon told me where you were. I need to talk to you." He replied looking down at his feet.

"Martin, look at me! It is late and I have an early class in the morning. Please tell me why you are here." I said to him, aggravated by the way he was acting.

"Look Ruthie. After I left for Texas to play ball, I realized the mistake I had made. I was heartbroken, and missed you horribly. For three years all I did was play baseball, and do my schoolwork. Then when Sandy called and told me about what happened to Aaron I was devastated. My poor baby, had lived such a short life, and I had no clue why. My grades began to slip and I came close to being kicked off the team, but I kept thinking of you and how sweet, funny and beautiful you are and your memory pulled me out of my slump. I managed to graduate and was recruited for a minor league team. I played for them for the last year, and then the coach for the Detroit Tigers recruited me to play here for them. So here I am, and when I told Simon I was here he told me you had been going to college in Michigan for a while. So I decided to visit." He replied staring me in the eyes, with the strong and dependable look which had always comforted me.

"Wow, so you are playing major league ball now that is great." I replied wrapping my arms around my body trying to keep any warmth from escaping as a breeze blew by. Martin saw this and took his jacket off and slipped it onto my shoulders. I decided not to reject his gesture and I slipped my arms into the jacket which warmed my up quickly. Mhmm it smelled just like him, the smell made me want to just hug him right there.

"Yeah, it is a dream come true. But I have realized that there is something missing from the dream and without it, the dream is nothing to me." He said looking me straight in the eyes so I knew what he was trying to say.

"Ruthie, I love you. I always have loved you. I was just too stubborn to let my feelings for you to show. I always thought that the protectiveness I had over you was brotherly, but now I realize it was jealousy. Leaving you was the biggest mistake of my life, which is why I am here." I couldn't believe what was happening. It took me three years to get over Martin after he left Glen Oak, and seeing him standing before me I felt all of my feelings rushing back to me again.

"Martin I haven't heard from you in four years, what makes you think that I will just forgive you and forget everything? I cared about you so much Martin, you were my best friend, and you just left. I spent two years crying over you, and wondering where I went wrong until one day I realized that I did nothing wrong at all." I replied while walking over to a bench and sitting down.

"Ruthie you are right, this is all my fault which is why I came here. I never got over you; I have tried so many times, but I could never do it. Everywhere I went I was reminded of you, and everything that made me care about you so much. I made a huge mistake and I know that, but I also know that you stole my heart a long time ago; and I can't get it back." At some point while he was saying this my emotions overcame my body, and I felt myself beginning to cry. When Martin saw the tears on my face he walked forward and embraced me in his strong arms. The minute his arms locked around me, everything was better. I knew then that even though I told myself I was over him, I never truly was. He was the only man who I could hate and love at the same exact time. The only man who could drive me mad, but also make me the happiest person alive. He knew just what to say to upset me, comfort me, and take my heart.

I looked up into his eyes and said, "I never stopped loving you either. I just ignored my feelings so the pain would go away. For a while it did, but when the pain left a piece of me went with it. Now that you are here again I feel complete once again." At that moment he leaned down and kissed me. Suddenly I heard a door open and someone say, "Woah." I pulled away to see Faith staring at Martin and I.

"You told me to come down, and check on you, but I can see you're fine so I'll just go back upstairs." Faith replied smiling.

"Faith wait." I said, "This is Martin, a really close friend I grew up with. Martin this is Faith, my roommate and best friend." They both said hi to each other and then Faith headed towards the door to go back inside.

"Martin, I think I should actually go inside to. I have a really early class tomorrow, and I need some sleep. Here is my number." I said taking his phone out of his pocket and typed it in, "Call me tomorrow, and we can go out or something and catch up."

"Ok, I will." He said. As I began to pull away he grabbed my arm and pulled me into a kiss before saying, "Good night." I smiled and walked back into the building waving to him as a closed the door. My veins were bursting with adrenaline, and I ran up the four flights of stairs and to my room. When I closed the door I put my back against it, and slid down so I was sitting on the ground. Faith leaped up from her bed, and sat down right in front of me and said, "Okay, what was that all about?"

I began to tell her about Martin and I. I told her that he lived with us for a while and we became really good friends. I told her bout my secret crush on him, and Sandy and Meredith. I also told her what he had told me about moving to Michigan and playing for the Tigers.

"Wow, it sounds like fate brought you two back together." Faith said smiling.

"Yeah, well the two of us are known to have our ups and downs. We constantly fight, and disagree with one another yet I love him so much." I replied thinking about what had just happened, and wondering what would happen over the next few days. I got up and said,

"Alright, well I'm going to go to sleep now, so I am not dead for class tomorrow."

"Ruthie, are you wearing his jacket?" Faith asked looking at me funny. Oh my gosh, I looked down and saw that Faith was right. I still had his jacket on. It was so soft, and comfy I totally forgot I was wearing it.

"Yeah, he gave it to me because I was cold, and I totally forgot to give it back." Faith winked at me, and I started to laugh. Then I pulled down my covers and laid down in my bed, letting my blankets, and Martin's jacket surround me with warmth. I turned over and faced the wall thinking about his eyes how they looked sad and happy at the same time. Also his arms, and how safe I felt when he held me. Lastly, his kiss. My lips were still tingling from it. It was the most passionate kiss, I had ever felt, filled with love and joy. I pulled the collar of his jacket up to my face, inhaled his scent, which made me hungry to hold him once again. As all these thoughts raced through my mind I found my eyes closing. I had never felt so peaceful before in my life, and I realized that was what I was missing all this time. Peacefulness.